STORM EYE INSTITUTE RESIDENT CLASS OF 2011
John French, MD graduated summa cum laude with a BS degree from Presbyterian
College and his MD degree is from the Medical University of South Carolina where
he graduated top of his class. Dr. French received the President’s Basic Science
Award for the most outstanding second year medical student and was elected
member of the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society. He continued his
academic excellence with a 99th percentile score on the national board examination
and was a Provost Merit Scholar. He also has been involved with the Storm SIGHT
Free Clinics programs at the Medical University of South Carolina and served as
President from 2006 – 2007.
Leanne Wickliffe-Keisler, MD received a BA degree from Clemson and was
summa cum laude at Calhoun Honors College. Dr. Wickliffe-Keisler received her
MD degree from the Medical University of South Carolina where she performed in
the top 10% of her class academically and scored a 99th percentile on the National
board examinations. She was elected a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha
medical honor society and received the Dean’s Scholarship, Luther George Bell
Scholarship and the College of Medicine’s Rich Scholarship. Dr. Wickliffe-Keisler
has been an active member of the Storm SIGHT Free Clinics programs since 2004.
Katie Macaluso, MD graduated with a degree in biology and honors
in humanities and sciences from Ithaca College. She received her MD
from State University of New York at Buffalo.
Amber Sturges, MD received a BS degree from University of
Oklahoma and her MD from University of Oklahoma Medical School
with Honors.
STORM EYE INSTITUTE RESIDENT CLASS OF 2012
Berdine M. Burger, MD graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience
from Washington and Lee University in Virginia and received her MD from the
Medical University of South Carolina. A native of South Africa, Berdine studied
International Health Systems at St Andrews University in Scotland and
completed a retina research fellowship before joining the ophthalmology
residency program at Storm Eye.
Luis E. Fernández de Castro, MD is a graduate of the Pontificia Universidad
Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia where he also completed his internship and
Ophthalmology residency training.
Additionally, he completed a two-year
research fellowship in Cornea, Cataract & Refractive Surgery at Magill Research
Center for Vision Correction, Storm Eye Institute, Medical University of South
Carolina. Luis has numerous publications and has presented multiple papers at
scientific national and international meetings. He also serves as a reviewer for a
number of prestigious journals including Ophthalmology, Eye, Journal of Cataract
and Refractive Surgery, and the Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics.
He is currently training at the Storm Eye Institute.
Ryan McManus, MD is a native of Traverse City, MI. He obtained his BS
in Human Biology from Michigan State University and his medical degree from
the University of Michigan. Dr. McManus is currently the clinic coordinator for
Storm SIGHT Free Clinics program; and has a variety of interests that
Include agriculture, anthropology and travel.
Allison Shipp, MD received her BS degree from Louisiana State
University with a major in Biological Sciences and minor in psychology, and
graduated summa cum laude with a 4.0 grade point average. She received her
MD degree at Louisiana State University in Shreveport with a first year
scholarship and graduated in the top quartile of her class.
STORM EYE INSTITUTE RESIDENT CLASS OF 2013
Edward Crosswell, MD has a BS in Biology from Wofford College where he
received awards for outstanding leadership, service, and citizenship. During
college he worked in an eye clinic in Haiti and with a Habitat for Humanity group in
Durban, South Africa. His MD is from MUSC where he graduated in the top 15 of
his class and scored in the 99th percentile on the National Board exam. He was
Chair of the MUSC College of Medicine Service Committee. He was very active at
the Storm SIGHT Free Clinics, The CARES Clinic, and the Crisis Ministries
Homeless Shelter Medical Clinic. Edward grew up in Columbia, SC, as the son of
an ophthalmologist. Along with his dad, his aunt, uncle, and brother are also
ophthalmologists.
Charles Proctor, MD has a BS in Biology from Coastal Carolina University in his
hometown of Conway, SC. His father is an accountant working as the Finance
Director for Georgetown County and his mother is a schoolteacher. His grandfather
is a retired dentist, a great uncle is a surgeon and a cousin is a pathologist. These
influences helped him develop an interest in medicine. During college he spent a
month in Kenya studying culture and biology there. Back home, he worked with
Habitat for Humanity and the Christian Students Association.
He complete his first 2 years of medical school at St. George’s Medical School in
Grenada. While there he worked with a Cuban ophthalmologist who was treating
the local population in Grenada. From this experience, he became interested in
ophthalmology. He transferred to MUSC for his 3rd and 4th year of medical school
and completed his MD degree with a very high grade point average and a 97th
percentile on the National Board exam. His Dean’s letter states that it is highly unusual for MUSC
to accept any student in transfer, but that Charles performance and his close ties to SC led to his
transfer. He was active in the CARES clinic and especially in the Storm SIGHT Free Clinics.
Julie Rogers, MD has a BA in Psychology from the University of Arkansas and a
Masters in Social Work from LSU. She was appointed by the Governor Mike Foster
to a three-year term in the Social Work Seat on the Governor’s Hospice Advisory
Committee for the State of Louisiana. When she started medical school, Julie was a
mother and an active community participant. She served as a Room Mother, Soccer
Coach, and a Sunday School Teacher. Yet, even with these added responsibilities,
she started the North Louisiana Farm Workers Health Project, planned a Unite for
Sight program in Ghana and completed her MD in the upper quartile of her class at
LSU Shreveport, scoring a 97th percentile rank on the National Board exam.
Tyson Ward, MD has a BS in Biological Sciences with a minor in chemistry from
UNLV. He began his college studies at BYU in mechanical engineering. He was
attracted to the complexities and physics of optics and light. After spending 2
years in Peru doing mission work, he completed his college degree at UNLV
before getting his MD from the University of Nevada College of Medicine. During
medical school, Tyson was elected President of the Ophthalmology Student
Interest Group and served as the student representative to the Curriculum
Committee. He volunteered at the Student Outreach Clinic and actively
participated in research. His National Board score placed him in the 99 th percentile
rank when compared to his peers around the country.